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Remarks by Salvator Nkurunziza, UN Women Representative in Sudan, speaking at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, from Port ...
Drawing on a unique global dataset of nearly 5,000 measures adopted by 226 countries and territories in response to COVID-19, this UN Women and UNDP report finds that government responses paid ...
Para que las niñas se encaminen a conseguir lo que desean, lo mejor es que practiquen deportes.
Ocho años después de la firma del acuerdo de paz, las mujeres colombianas hoy siguen definiendo lo que significa la paz. ONU ...
Are we on track to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls? This report brings together the latest available evidence on gender equality across all 17 Sustainable Development ...
High-Level Political Forum (HLFP) 2025: Powering global progress for all women and girls Achieving the 2030 Agenda hinges on realizing gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls. UN ...
The peace deal that put women first: What Colombia taught the world Eight years since the peace agreement was signed, Colombian women are still defining what peace means today. UN Women is standing ...
Furthermore, approximately 50 per cent of people in Northern Uganda have experienced land conflicts—the majority being women and widows—and 72 per cent of these conflicts are within households, ...
“Gender equality is a shared vision of social justice and human rights” – Executive Director Statement by UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka at the High-level Thematic Debate on ...
A new series of commercials featuring public figures, as well as workshops and support for women politicians from all parties, and a project to broaden the current quota law are all stimulating the ...
Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations and Deputy Executive Director of UN Women, Lakshmi Puri was among top six diplomats and luminaries to receive the inaugural Diwali “Power of One” ...
Renowned activist Jaha Dukureh was appointed Regional UN Women Ambassador for Africa in February 2018. Ms. Dukureh will dedicate her efforts to support UN Women’s advocacy to end female genital ...